Henry Cavill has been dropped from his role as Superman just days after the axe fell on Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman 3 amid a massive shake-up at Warner Bros.’ DC Films.
The British actor, 39, most recently made a cameo appearance as Superman at the end of Warner Bros.’ Black Adam, teasing a showdown between Superman and Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam.
This occurred just days before the appointment of James Gunn and Peter Safran as the new heads of DC Films.
Cavill took to Instagram on Wednesday to reveal the news to his 22.9 million followers that he will not be back as the Man of Steel on the big screen.
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Shortly after Cavill’s statement on Instagram, DC Films head James Gunn took to Twitter to elaborate on the future of the beloved Superman character
Peter & I have a DC slate ready to go, which we couldn’t be more over-the-moon about; we’ll be able to share some exciting information about our first projects at the beginning of the new year.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) December 15, 2022
